Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel - Test

thanks to Torince1 !

[@meccagold2009]

One of my favorites. I keep it in the car for uhh snow days.

[@PsylomeAlpha]

Seventh Seal just say it's for when you have to take a dump during a road trip. keep a roll of toilet paper on the handle to add authenticity.

[@meccagold2009]

PsylomeAlpha Just being sarcastic. I live in San Diego.

[@PsylomeAlpha]

Seventh Seal oh... well there's still snow in the mountains.

[@mikhv09]

i carry mine under the seat in my jeep and have had to use it at least 5 separate times in the woods. works well as a deterrent as well for bg

[@CedricAda]

This is the best portable shovel, and I've had a few. Rusts up crazy fast if you forget about it though - even if you put it away dry. Great to see another review on it.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

CedricAda Gear and Outdoors thanks man

[@remoc8116]

Dude why do you sound like a voice actor advertising the next Halloween movie??LOL

[@pbhead]

I have had one of these for 25 years. When I got mine, they only sharpened the left side to knife/hatchet sharpness, and the front was utility sharpened like you would expect from a shovel. I keep the left edge of mine just sharp enough to shave arm hair with a wide convex edge. It has been used as a makeshift camp hatchet for over two decades, and is one of my favorite camp tools.

[@LDmagnum]

“That dont look big” that round is massive🤣🤣

[@FreiNrg]

This shovel is probably the most versatile tool I have in my collection. I always make sure I have it when i go camping. It also makes what I think is the best CQC hand weapon in the woods. It has a perfect weight for a CQC weapon of that size, you can jab, hack, smack, pull, and deflect with it.

[@ericferguson9989]

Cold Steel hit a home run with this little beast! I'm really happy with mine. Thanks for the review.

[@EDKG]

Holy shit buddy, that thing is badass. The world is fucked up these days...chopping down trees with knives, now shovels?! Where does it end??

[@zenpinfloops2813]

Dildo's and hearings

[@cMaXeJIJIo]

Achievement Unlocked: New throwing weapon discovered!

[@brianmaxey3263]

99% of the folders i've had been straight junk, finally found a decent one with my Gerber/ Fisker army one.. I've always been intrigued by these Cold Steel ones, just never bought one..

[@meatCKR]

Tac! Love your vids Bro! Been looking for a great little back pack shovel and based on what you present here, I think I found it. Don't need all the little survival crap that you see on other packable shovels. Thanks for your vids!

[@dfcvda]

got mine today in UK .. Look forward to taking it on the dog walk..

[@AdventureTimeOutdoors]

Tac that is awesome. I want to go running through the woods throwing shovels at shit. I can't believe how deep it was going. Awesome review man

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Adventure Time Outdoors thanks mang

[@lyalshoff6266]

Really enjoyed. You are a hoot!

[@jeffstanton4250]

WOW great mini shovel...and axe .cool how you throw into the log Thanks Tac

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Jeff Stanton anytime

[@torince1]

well that made my day! glad you like it bro. I do believe I read somewhere its American hickory and 1055c. I thought it would make a good emergency multi tool. you rock bro

[@cbr600rrturbo]

torince1 you rock bro!

[@salottin]

Aww yeah! A great multi-use tool! And a strong one, for that matter!

[@owenjosephking7396]

The trenching tool is often over looked and under estimated ! Kudos Tac !

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Owen Joseph King so true brother man

[@laladoodieincarnate]

***** i once brought my entrenchment tool to the beach. so tac which shovel were you talking about that broke? i have the german one that folds and has a pick on the other side

[@humansvd3269]

I have the east german one. Its tough. Glad to see the cold steel got a good replica of the soviet one.

[@Jasonr291]

It slices and dices. That's the coolest shovel I've ever seen.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Timber Wolf word up!

[@justinpridgeon1173]

love this dudes voice

[@yallmight5752]

Wow crazy, almost as if it's designed as a multipurpose weapon.

[@AngryNorwegianFisherman]

hitting raawcks

[@crazysanta9751]

That things beast! Might have to pick one up...

[@MattSalgeKNIFEJUNKIE13]

I've always wondered bout those very nice brother

[@stevenparsons4464]

I agree with Owen Joseph King. Two of the great European & Asian militaries cannot be wrong about close quarter battle tools. The trenching tool. Tac now if I want to dig a cat hole I use my Glock entrenching tool it has a 90 degree shovel face adjustment. Also Blackjack 155's and Tac-Ops are just right in any size or steel flavor. Thank you for the heads up.

[@brianmccann666]

Its a great chopper, digger, and thrower... Its a must have tool to carry out into the field.

[@MrSamanthad]

his reactions are priceless

[@Heath_Conley_I_Am]

I wanna get one when I can afford it love your reviews and I bought died when you said bought busted a nut getting that log up there lol good job

[@rothgararms1860]

love your show !

[@cbr600rrturbo]

you have great taste

[@MrFRIINGE]

A lot of your music is Lord of the Rings, that's kick ass!

[@NorseAlpine]

The deflection might be cause of the edge alingment. Cos its hard to keep it right with a round handle. But this looks like a very handy tool and probably the best compact shovel there is. Keep it up brother tac!

[@PsylomeAlpha]

styler797 I've been trying to design a handle that would aid edge alignment with tools like this one that have edges at offset angles.

[@joshhess6904]

Going to get one for Christmas before I go skiing because I go tree skiing and there are many sink holes and it is more than just a few feet deep. May just be a life saver

[@andrejmucic5003]

Live Action! much appreciated!

[@joelvelazquez1892]

the cool thing about this little shovel is that u can make a longer handle in the field if necessary. Good video as always bro.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

joel Velazquez true

[@sobrevivenciatuga]

Nice vid man !!!

[@cbr600rrturbo]

JOKA LOUREIRO thanks

[@Matt-bq1gi]

Your commentary is golden

[@CedricAda]

Oh and the steel is 1055! Can't remember where I heard it but I'm almost 100% on it - not that it matters that much in such a tool!

[@OkurkaBinLadin]

+CedricAda Gear and Outdoors It matters alot carbon steel sharpens much easier than stainless.

[@dougjohnsonbushcraftandbjj5561]

Michal Poláček Its a shovel man... That's its main purpose anyways.

[@patrick9580]

Great review as alwasy sir tactical. I still have some question tho: Do you think this shovel handle will stay beefy for a long time? And Do you think the shovel with a short handle was pretty comfy in extensive use? Thanks.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Patrick Janitra the handle is heavy duty bro

[@scoopdedoop2673]

best shovel vid ever!

[@falcon1487]

I have The Cold Steel shovel and love it. Thought I would like a folding one so bought a surplus folder, good solid shovel but heavier than the CS and I find the handle not as ergonomic to actually dig with. Cool throwing, I will have to try that.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

falcon1487 thanks man

[@edwinabbel3783]

Good job Tactical,... keep it up,....

[@BrianDriggers]

that was bad ass

[@marthor7]

Fun video! I just ordered one for my Jeep.

[@matthewarena749]

Your intros are fucking awesome brotha!!!!!!

[@OOTurok]

3:44 AHHH My eye!

[@TripleAAA53]

WICKED COOL !!!!

[@totemtommy4097]

Good to have! Nice vid tac :)

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Totem Tommy my man!

[@MyREDTAIL]

You can dispach the Bad guy & Bury him, All with the same Tool Cool.

[@bye92]

hahahaha dude your voice is freaking halarious man youd be a bro for sure lol. "no shitett"

[@peepawchance5786]

love the Lord music

[@jakecory82]

That thing is badass

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Jacob Cory yes it is!

[@FoodOnCrack]

was that the soundtrack of the bridge of khazad dum?

[@razorrook218]

I think this one could feature in a chop-off! What does everyone else think?

[@gjnezat]

I had a custom sheath made for it. multicam nylon with molle. made by jaxpax .

[@DynamicDurge]

Classic tac review right here

[@NeilTheKnifeGuy]

Looks like a decent tool my man. Totally surprised at how well is chopped. I imagine it would be a great winter tool. Even keep one in the back of the truck for " emergencie shoveling" moo hahaha.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

TheInnate1984 haha

[@coryabney7817]

You should play bodies by drowning pool at the opener instead of what ever that is.

[@biawolf9668]

possibly a pdw, its blunt for non lethal confrontation, and lethal in dangerous times

[@JGstunts22]

wow that thing did the 10 chop test better than some large knives

[@kevin71x]

*THATS ALOT OF ROCKS*

[@raihanmiah6983]

Tactical love ya mate

[@cbr600rrturbo]

[@MrFomhor]

Dat a killer-shovel; the ace of spades!😃🃏

[@cbr600rrturbo]

***** ill see what I can do

[@Sadorablack]

+Tactical gigidy gigidy 2:47

[@peternorthrup6274]

Perfect for self defense. I have 2. I made it razor sharp.

[@bibigreen6533]

this thing is awesome to throw

[@dutchfarmersdfar6699]

Love to be in the woods myself, only we dont really have nice woods here.. where do you live/record this man? This looks epic!

[@cbr600rrturbo]

jesse scholten ny

[@kevin71x]

I Like how you talk

[@bushcrafting-qc-5638]

Damn i want one of these !

[@fingergunjesus9396]

at least you didn't get eyed by a police officer for having 240 pounds of knives in ur car XD

[@SuperChargedChargers]

I was at a BBQ and I was wondering if some sort of "tactical" spatula exists? A BBQ spatula that does more than flip burgers, you know with all the good stuff, straight edge on one side, serrated on the other and full tang of course and with an attitude adjuster at the end

[@scottydog636]

I've got one of those. Comes complete with a bottle opener as well.

[@liamireland7381]

Cold Steel has one! Well not really, they did a parody of it though.

[@neiloppa2620]

This is a bit late and I don't remember the exact name of it, but there is a kind of small machete used in I think South America that someone figured was a great spatula and it had a hook on the back that they used to grab and move meat with. I saw it on youtube, but I forgot the link and the country of origin.

[@neiloppa2620]

It was on my mind so I kept searching and found it. It's a Brazillian Sugar Cane Machete.

[@Straticonic]

This is when shovels became cool

[@keinhamutov9209]

Hey Tact, man have you ever though about incorporating throwing the blades in your test vids to show if the blade would be good as a thrower? I can understand why you don't throw them, a lot of money there in your collection. A miss can f them up bad. Just curious brother T.

[@shazzzam79]

Really good buddy of mine sent me an authentic one from the Ukraine... awesome piece of kit. I honestly didn't bring an axe on my last camping trip.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

shazzzam79 nice!

[@MrKitty-zv3dl]

I keep one in my car and an old Maglite as they both look unassuming to law enforcement yet effective against criminals...Win-Win. This shovel is well made, I treasure hunt with my metal detector and dig with the shovel it constantly. Handle is still as tight as when I bought it 2 yrs ago. I think you get much more than you pay for as it can do many jobs well. Buy one, you won't be sorry.

[@eipi5173]

a plus for this shovel is that you can make a long-handled version out in the bush if ya tired of bending over, more leverage too BTW mine is 1055 steel

[@PsylomeAlpha]

Ei Pi yeah, I was going to suggest that that was likely the steel used since 1055 is the usual stock carbon steel cut-off between medium steel and high carbon steel.

[@bugoutandyalexander3812]

And I don't know if I should get that because it might take to much room in my bag

[@2manysigns]

Like the shirt

[@jamesboaz4787]

lmao when you said "holly shit" hahaha

[@nk3241]

I have one in my shopping basket now I seen your video on it I just hit orderd play time soon 😀😀😀

[@cbr600rrturbo]

bigbad Knapp aw fookin ya bro

[@nk3241]

***** I'm a happy man it come to day 😀

[@RichAllfieldnohit]

Great survival tool and would-be weapon if needed. Zombies be losing their heads haha

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Rich Allfieldnohit thanks Rich!

[@SheepDogNumber6]

Holy shit is right! Ah yeaaaa.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

C B haha

[@MistaFisto]

Holy shit

[@catwithknives8819]

Hey Tac, when I got my special forces shovel, as soon as I split a log with it, the screws came loose and the head shaked. did that happen to you? any suggestions on how to prevent this?

[@baroneb5043]

Cat with Knives yea, DONT split logs... its a shovel NOT an axe..

[@WOLFMAN2975]

I have one it Sucks it's own D...steel is 1055.Good vid Tac. I'm not receiving notifications Through KZbin when you post?.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Tyler Murphy is it fixed yet?

[@WOLFMAN2975]

***** No Man...it's probably on my end if you haven't heard that from others I'm $hit at tech stuff and my phone is an @$$hole!.

[@hypersaiyan7102]

Shovel Knight!

[@Veesaki]

Great review & you are right the military version is very feeble. I have a couple from WWII quality a lot better than the U.S.Mil. spec. Of today , that shovel you tested is there !

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Kirk Veesaert heck ya

[@JGstunts22]

were you throwing it by the handle(like a knife) or like a spear( dart)

[@baroneb5043]

JGstunts22 that a serious question ????? you know how hard he would have to throw that if he threw it like a dart & have it stick in ???? he’d have to have super human strength... he threw it by end handle the rotation of the shovel gives it enough speed, inertia, momentum to allow it to stick in...

[@disgruntledandvengeful4652]

Why do I feel like I’m watching a jaboody dubs video

[@joshuawitt6878]

it's growing on me

[@MrAwesomeglock]

impressive . How many bikes do you have now?

[@cbr600rrturbo]

MrAwesome glock still only 4 & 3 ATVs

[@1000Commando]

Zombie Apocalypes Part 7 ???? release date lol

[@Brainsmachine1]

supposed to ..call before you dig

[@bombsawaylemay770]

This should have been in the chop-off

[@tomycmt]

Your intro looks like psychotic killer horror movie

[@shadygaming6523]

what kind of tree is that? and how old are they?

[@malikcha1250]

React to the m48 tac shovel

[@77Avadon77]

HOLY SHIT!! hahah

[@JoannaJedrzejczyksForehead]

1055 and American Hickory

[@Seneillion]

Long post: If you want to actually use this as a shovel rather than an axe or a throwing knife, don't use it like you'd use your average farmers' shovel. There are stories of people digging their cars out of ruts and then some - which is fine if it's just dirt or mud. But if you want it to actually be a proper utility - like a full-length shovel - digging into rough ground with pebbles and roots and you actually need to hit the ground pretty hard - you'll fuck the edge. Took me * one * time trying to dig a hole in some rough ground and I bent & chipped the edge like I'd been using it for 5 years. That's not a big problem with your dads' old grave-digger but if you want to keep this as an axe it's REALLY hard to sharpen! It also rusts quickly if not taken care of. There's also the fact Cold Steel offers spare handles because they're prone to breaking. You can tell if you own one; the wood is just tapered too much where it fixes to the blade.

[@Seneillion]

Just saying this thing is an engineering marvel and a beast, but if you use it like you use a real shovel it has very little toughness. Toss it at a zombie and you're fine. Use it to plow a garden or dig a hole to shit in when you're camping, and you'll wish you had that rusty thing in your old shed instead (my opinion of course). edit: also the wood is hickory. Said so on the website but they've changed it to "hardwood".

[@Breacher141]

you're a fool if you dont have one of these shovels. so versatil

[@thelastgearbender1158]

I'm a fool